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Volume #0335 October 21, 1999
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super fi sound - in stereo
Subject: Re: Rev-Ola Reissues
Received: 10/21/99 2:41 am Oct 1999
>From: Baxxxxxcom
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
> Kingsley wrote...
> Why don't fellow Spectropoppers put up suggestions for
> other possible Revola projects that we could get our teeth
> into. Please bear in mind that single albums are difficult.
> Two plus possibly maketh an album...
Hi Everyone,
Wow, there are so many great soft pop albums to choose
>from, but a few pairings that come to mind would be:
1. Colours-Colours (Dot, 1968) and Without Earth-The Moon
(Imperial, 1968): Two excellent albums that feature the
songwriting talents of Dalton-Montgomery. I've never
heard an album quite like Colours debut. It's got strong
Beatlesque leanings without ever ripping them off,
coupled with some very quirky American psychedelic
infusions. Plus, their song "Bad Day At Black Rock, Baby"
has some of the funniest lyrics I've ever heard! The
Moon is the band that at one time had among its
membership David Marks, although I don't believe he was
on Without Earth.
2. October Country-October Country (Epic, 1967) and The
Smoke-The Smoke (Sidewalk, 1968): Both of these bands
were the brainchild of Michael Lloyd, fresh from his
stint with The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band.
October Country is soft pop with a bit of a twist, while
The Smoke is similar but has a much stronger psychedelic
element. Sundazed had talked with Michael Lloyd about
releasing The Smoke album on CD, but apparently this
isn't going to happen.
3. How about a nice pairing of the two Cyrkle albums, Red
Rubber Ball and Neon? I'm really surprised Sundazed or
Collectables hasn't jumped on this. You've got a two top
20 hits and several other chart single between the two
albums, not to mention scads of non album a's and b's,
and of course the Brian Epstein association.
4. The same kind of pairing for the two New Colony Six
albums on Mercury, Revelations and Attacking The Straw
Man. Yes, these already do exist on CD, but only as a
Japanese release (out of print, I'm sure) that is
identified as a "Best Of New Colony Six", meaning that it
was probably overlooked by people who figured they
already had all of those tracks on Rhino's "Colonized"
collections. The Revelations album is particularly
excellent, and contains the New Colony Six biggest hits,
"Things I'd Like To Say," and "I Will Always Think About
You". Should be an excellent seller!
5. So Good-Don and The Goodtimes (Epic, 1967) and
Elephant Candy-The Fun and Games (UNI, 1969): I know
someone mentioned the Fun and Games album already, but it
would be a great pairing with this wonderful album by a
group who made a 180 degree turn from their Northwest
garage sound when they added Buzz Overman and Geoff
Hawkes, and went completely soft pop! Songs like "Music
Box," "And It's So Good,"I Could Never Be," "My Color
Song," and "I Could Be So Good To You" are bright, bouncy,
and beautiful! The Fun and Games is a bit harder edged
(everything being relative, of course) but the albums
both have a bubbly, positive vibe that I think would work
well together.
Man, there are so many other possible pairings, but I
don't want to tax either Revola or Spectropop with too
much more long windedness.
On a related note, isn't it amazing how forcefully the
abrupt social changes of the late 60s were reflected in
pop music? There were so many "soft pop" bands who
released wonderful albums in 1968, but if their next
album came out in 1969, you can bet it was heavy psych,
and favored riffs and extended solos over melody. As an
example, the second albums by Colours and Grapefruit are
pretty wretched. As Dennis Wilson said "It must have
been the drugs".
Spectropop Rules!!!!!
Take Care,
David Bash
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Received: 10/21/99 2:41 am Oct 1999
>From: Carol Kaye 
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